Büyük Taaruz / The Great Offensive

Yer : Afyon Kocatepe

Başkomutan Savaşı:

Efendiler, 26/27 Ağustos günlerinde, yani iki gün içinde, düşmanın Karahisar'ın güneyinde 50 ve doğusunda 20, 30 kilometre uzunluğundaki müstahkem cephelerini düşürdük. Yenilen düşman ordusunun bütün kuvvetlerini, 30 Ağustosa kadar Aslıhanlar yöresinde kuşattık. 30 Ağustos'ta yaptığımız savaş sonunda (buna Başkomutan Muharebesi adı verilmiştir), düşmanın ana kuvvetlerini yok ettik ve esir aldık. Düşman ordusunun Başkomutanlığını yapan General Trikopis de esirler arasına girdi. Demek ki, tasarladığımız kesin sonuç, beş günde alınmış oldu. 31 Ağustos 1922 günü ordularımız ana kuvvetleriyel izmir'e doğru yol alırken, diğer birlikleriyle de düşmanın Eskişehir ve kuzeyinde bulunan kuvvetlerini yenmek üzere ilerliyorlardı.

Kaynak / resource :http://kbutam.aku.edu.tr/nutukta-buyuk-taarruz/

The Great Offensive (Turkish: Büyük Taarruz) was the largest and final military operation of the Turkish War of Independence, fought between the Turkish Armed Forces loyal to the government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the Kingdom of Greece, during the Greco-Turkish War. The offensive began on 26 August 1922 with the Battle of Dumlupınar, and Turkish troops reached the sea on 9 September with the recapture of İzmir. It ended on 18 September 1922 with the liberation of Erdek and Biga. The Turks amassed around 104,000 men, the largest number since the beginning of the war, to begin the offensive on 26 August and drive the Greek army of over 200,000 men out of western Anatolia. A pursuit operation began on a 400-kilometre-wide (250-mile) front.

The Turkish units marched for 10 days (from 31 August to 9 September), covering a distance of 300 km (190 mi) while fighting Greek troops. The Turkish army lacked motorized vehicles; its forces consisted of infantry and cavalry units, and logistical support was provided by a supply system based on ox carts. Within two weeks, the Turkish army drove the Greek forces out of Anatolia. From 26 August to 9 September the Turks chased the fleeing Greeks 400 km (250 mi) to İzmir, which was later abandoned by Greek troops. The Greek occupation of Smyrna, which began in May 1919, ended on 9 September 1922 with the liberation of İzmir. The Great Offensive ended on 18 September 1922 with the liberation of Erdek and Biga. The staggering defeat caused great dissent within the Greek army and a general loss of morale which led to unwillingness to continue fighting. On top of this numerous Greek divisions were encircled and destroyed as effective fighting units meaning that the Greek army had lost its offensive capabilities and was unable to organize a controlled retreat, leading to a large number of Greek POWs.

Date:26 August – 18 September 1922
Location:Western Anatolia (Afyon, Dumlupınar, Uşak, İzmir
Result
Decisive Turkish victory

Turkish capture of Smyrna
Greek Army withdrawal from Western Anatolia
Armistice of Mudanya
End of the Turkish War of Independence

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